X  m method and apparatus for making composite motion pictures



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E. SCHUFFTAN'Y u s'monjun APPARATUS FOR MAXINE COMPOSITE- uo'rzor i, PICTURES Original Fi Sept- 15', 1923 air en-shag PHOTO-LITHO by SACKETT B WXlHELMS CORR NX Oct. 26', 1926- E. SCHUFFTAN METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING COMPOSITE MOTIONPIC'I'URES Original Filed Spt. 15 :5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Rissedf6t;-ge;1 92e I T Re. 16,446

. UNITED .-STAT.ES PATENT OFFICE.

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v Original'lfl'd, 1,569,789, dated Januar 2, 1926, Serial n, 663,011, flle'dvseiitember 15,1923. Application:

l for reissneflled. September 16, 1926. Serial No; 135,969. 1

producing composite cinematographic or invention. j e I I I moving pictures, and itis particularly iii-z Figure 2 is a front --elevatign of one form tended to improve the reproduction ofmovof mirror adaptedffor indirect taking of the 5 able objects or persons on asubstantially im--. pictures. f o 'i.

movable back-ground' As heretoforeprac- Figure 3' is a transverse vertical section vs'ticediit has been usual in the taking of 'pic- .of the mirror -shown in Figure 2.

- "tures for cinematographic purposes to, build QFigure t is a View in elevation of-a modi' I .up and compose the object with the.e'n tire fied form of amirrorZhaving-means for in- Qlufs'cenery in -their natural shape and sizes. It creasing the. reflecting surface of an-a p- 66- *This invention, refers broadly toinea'ns of ically an arrangement for carrying out my has, however, been" suggested to place the paratusz g back ground on'a reduced scalein front of Eigurebi's a-tran'sversesection'of the mirthe fore-ground, .butby this procedurepor f ror shown'in' Figure 4; T r v t ins ofthe actual one-ground or of the per- Figure 6 is a section showing the-construc-.

sonages acting upon it are very likely to be" tion of the mirror in Figure 4'. i I 70 covered up by the back groundwhich has 3 Figure 7 shows more or less diagrammat- 'been-placed in front during the takingnof ically a iriodi'fiedform o' f the-arrangement the picture-".11! order to-overcom e this indisclosed-in Figure 1. -l convenience, proceed according to my imj Figure 8 is-a' view in elevation of the ventionby reproducing only aportion of the -:front part of a1 building having sever-e115 scenery on which the.acting personages are stories; Q1 i s moving,' in itsnatural sha'pe, form and size; it Figure 9 showsmorer. less diagrammatv rthisportion'ofthe Tobject'being reproduced; 'ically a furthermodificationof the arrangebyamirror, the outlines of-which exactly ment'disclosed in Figure-7. I ;corr espond to the shapea'nd size of the'ob- Figure10 is a diagram of. another modi-JSO -jectLonJa-reduced scale, while the supplefiedar rangement for taking pictures accord- A mental object-is arrangedat the rea'r of the to the principles of my invention}, 4 a mirror and on a reduced scale in such/a- Referring more particularly. to Figur manner that it will reproducethe total 05- an-object, set or scene of full size is repre: iect xvhen combined with theimage' shown duced by means of a mirror and bythe camby'. the mirror. By this means the proper era',5. Thismirror, indicated at 7, is so-con- F .quence of elements, the apparatus, for en structed that it will reflect only-portions of ground and back ground, is always insured, "the object;4 whichmay be required for-mov-f inasmuch as the mirror with correspondingly pictures while an object 9 locatedat the I as". reduced fore-'ground."has-.been disposedgin rear of the mirror 7 will be visiblejrom the 90" .front of the-reduced background. In view. direction of the'icamera'through tfan'sparent of this arrangement the total object is made portion 8 coordinated withthe mirror 7 so to 'contract at'a'certairi point' into the-total that the ,model: 9 may be directly photopicture with the-assistance of the mirrors. graphed by the camera. .The ,or-"scene 40 I may also make use of a pluralit'y iof shown at 4'represents a complemental por-,-9 'mirrors which,- whenever are tion ;0 f-the model 9 sothat when the 'two mounted on special 'shuttersbra upon 'fsthe' images formed in the camera arefitted tomodel on a reduced scale,-softhat'severalpergether they will form;a composite image of sonages acting atdifl'erent'gpointfi' may be 'a complete scene which is desired for a spe combined intoacompositetotallpicturm ln- 'cial picture. I i

stead of there'duced model l may'also make, The construction of the mirror". 7 and the use of: a picture or of a projected'ifiiagedis trahspzirent member 8 assumes in a particposed at the same pointt- 4 nlar. form ,a transparent member such as This invention will' be fiirth'er described, glass or any other light transmittingmedium with reference to. the accompanying drawon'the surfiieeo'fwhich, which faces the set 105. ings showing several preferred means of car-, -=4',='is formed airefiecting surface or mirror. l

ryingtlxe invention into prabti'c'e by way-of By the use-of a mirror mounted on a faceof example.- .7 I 1 J Y a transparentor light transmitting member ln the drawings: m :8.having "a greater'sImface area than the s! Figure 1' shows more or less din mammatmirror? so that the transparent member 021- 0 tends beyond the periphery of the mirror,

the image of the model 9 photographed directly through the transparent member and the reflected image ofthe complemented full sized set 'or scene 4 will have their meeting edges blended. into each other by the coordination ofthe mirror and the light transmit ting member 8. The mirror, as will be ap- 'preciated from an inspection of the drawmg, acts as a mask for preventing light rays entering the camera from that portion of the model 9. which is represented by the complemental set at.

The form of construction of the mirror shown in Figures 2 and 3 discloses two transparent glass plates 10 between which a mirror composed of small fractional parts 11 may be arranged to correspond exactly to the image in the mirror of-the natural obect.

In the form of construction shown in Fig-' ures 4 to'6 inclusive the mirror comprises a frame 112- closed; at the back by a transparent glass plate 13. Upon said plate 13 a mirror 14 is mounted which is composed-of small single fractions or tongues and which is maintained in position by two bars 15 and. screws 16 so that the reflecting side is on the outer surface. In front of this divisional mirror, a= glass plate 17 is arranged which is provided upon its inner surface confronting themirror, with a reflecting coating 18 similar to'a. grating. The line 21 and the 'other line of demarcation in Figure 4 correspond to the outlines of the full sizedset 4 which outlines are also to be simulated by the shape of the mirrors 7 and 14. I

By releasing the screw 16 the sections of the mirror may be displaced in such ama-nner as to correspond to the. outlines of the object to be produced. In place of a mirror composed of small individual sections, any other surface of different material maybe arranged behind the grating and said surface being either carried by individual sec tions, or, still more advantageously, a mirror formed on a transparent member may have -a portion removed to provide a transparent section with the remaining reflecting surface conforming substantially to the out-lines sequence thereof. In such case, the operator places in front ofmirror la'or 17 an additional Jnirror l9.correspo nding to the entire full size of thepiicture and balanced byweights 22 so that the acting person may be fully reproduced. It becomes necessary,

however, that in this case the background of the naturalobject orsetd is mamtamed perfectly black. V hen the 'actouste'ps back within the outlines of the image of the natural object the mirror 19 is withdrawn. By

any suitable-means the length of the strip of the film reproduced by the mirror 19 is positively determined and maintained and after the photographing of the film has been completed a strip of film of equal length is made with the supplemental object. The final film is then obtained by superimposing a well known manner.

As shown in Figure 6 the mirror 14' consists of'small sections which are guided alongeach other by tongue and groove formation as indicated at 2 Y .the negatives thus produced for printing in I alsomake use of a mirror or reflecting plate which is provided with a reflecting coat only at those points which correspond to the set or scene 4;, and a further improvement of the method is accomplished by having the mirror referred to possess both reflecting as well as-light transmitting properties, inasmuch as on its outer surface there is such a very thin reflecting coating that the mirror constitutes a. transparent disc. I

Th s type of. mirror is usually designated in the arts as half-transparent or translucent mirrors. Such a mlrror is indicated at 7? in Figure 7. An opaque transparent paperil"? or mask 40 is arranged behind this mirror and is of such a size and shape as to exactly correspond to the image of the set or scene' 4 which is reflected from the semi-transparent mirr 7 so that the semi-transparent mirror will lee-opaque at these points andwill also act to mask a co'mplemental portion of the model .9. With such a mirror, however, objects that happen to be in the room where the picture is taken are liable to be reflected upon the part of the mirror which remains transparent. this drawback, a shutter 25 is' arranged between the set orscene 4 andthe mirror? and provided with an opening 26 which conforms to theset or scene 4.011 the corresponding scale, so that the disturbances in the' transparency of the mirror by any possible reflections are avoided.-

' In accordance with Figure 7 the set or scene 4 is reproduced by the camera 5 and by means bf the'mirror ,7 and the cooperating mask 40; Between the mirror- 7 and the. scene ithe shutter '25 is arranged with the surface" of. the shutter confronting the mirror 7 shaped in such a manner as not to interfere with the corresponding portion of. the picture and in consequence thereof disturbing reflecting phenomena -in the mirror -7 are perfectly avoided. Thus In order to obviate for examplei'if it be desired to use the front of a building as a total object-.as.

shown in FigureS only the {portion surrounded by. the"d0,t.-fl nd-'dash lines, 27' is erected'in full natural size and is placedj at 4. The remai'nin .complement'al portion 1 uilding is disposed as. a model Q'behind the mirror 7. -In the. at-

of the front of the rangementshown in Figure7 a supplemental scene. as indicated at32 is'so placed that light raysfromsaidIsupplmental scene will and windows in the'model-30 will be pro- 1 be reflected by 'a mirror 31' placed on the model 9 into thecamer'a '5 and since this portion of the model 9: which is covered by the -mirror 31 is located'above the upperedge of themask 40 behindthe mirror l the mask from the mirror 31. The full sized mo els of the inodel 32 will-be reflected' intofthe 7 camera. ,5 and form with the reflected'image v from the 'mirr'or 7 and the direct iiinage from thejmodelfla composite image'iwh-ich,

- will not' interfere with the reflection/of an image from a supplemental full sized model 32. vWVith the use of mirror 31--per= sons who appearto be performing at the" windows 28 of the' third floormay here-- produced: by placing .several models 32;"wof

naturalsize, at the proper position and an is 32, for instance represent windows in} natural size and of the' s'ame design as the windowsinth'e miniature model' 9 so that images of persons appearing in the windows when photographed,- 'will give a; picture of set or scene 4 with persons 1 acting in f'ront of this portion of the 'building' combined with the picture of complements portions ot the mode l*9 and of the'window s 28 with persons'acting in the "windows ias lviewed in. the windows of; the supplemental model In ;Figu1 ':9- an arrangementiis shown -:in a which the mirror 31 is not mployed'omth model but-mirrors 29 aramounted on'lthe 5' shutter 25 which is specially n constructed. for the purpose;

posed at the-precisevpoints an" the shiitter 25 -natural size'and of the'same-de sigmasthe windows in an" upperl'story 'of'the' miniature min Figure 7 the persons acting: et -the win-' The; mirrors 1-29: are disso that the mirrors 29 will reflectthe' ima for instance; Tina-y represent a9 window in model 9; The advantage in the arrangement shown'in Figure 9 over that ofF-ig ure 7" is the fact that persons'niay not only appear; withifi'the confines of the-window's'vbutthey may lean out-0t a w'inddw-and their im-: ages will be properly formed-Within; the

camera 5 while -in" the construction shown (lows'must. at all times maintain all portions "31 is formed on the building and will 're- Figurein orderfthatfthe image of -30 maybe reflected into the camera. This fleet only those portions off-the model 32 l which correspond tothe shape and size of the mirror. In Figure 9, however, the mirv operation of the-mirrors 7 and there pro vi'de-an the-camera 5 of the win- :doWsand the persons acting in the model --as'in dicated -at 30;

The shutter 25 must be' so positioned; that an image ofsthe persons the full sized windows 30 through the 00-) duced iii-.thecamera 5 by means of the co-- 4 operati'n reflecting surfaces or' ,m1rrors 29 and 7. gt'a'lso must be borne in mind that said-imageformedin the camera m'ust be so correlated" with the real image of the model "9 that persons will appear as acting in the window of' the model when the co m-.

--po site imageis viewedona ground glass in the camera; 5. g It "followsas a matterof course in addin thelsupplem'ental scene at the proper pace-inthe film that the reflecting surface of the mirror 7 mustbe increased in scene additional reflecting surface also masks the complemental' portion of the model -9.

Where' a semi-transparent mirror is em ployed, as has been previously described, a mask isprovide'd. for that portion of the semi-transparent mirror which corresponds in shape to' the virtual image of the scene 30 as reflected by: the mirror for. reproduction -'on a film; The mirror or mirrors which have been placed on the shutter 25 must he \so positioned relative to the top of the full sized complemental set or scene 4 that said mirrors will not in-any manner interfere with the light rays from said set. The seinitransparent mirror 7'is particularly useful whereit is desired to reflect only a smallportio'n'o'f a supplemental scene while dimember and in. such a case if a large mlrror were. employed andthe -m1r1"ored surfacewere removed except that small. port on prectly photographing a complemental ob- -,ject, set'or scene through the transparent which is required, the useof a-fullsilvered ymirror in such a case would be-an unneces- Sary -expense.- In this case 1t is only necessary to employ'a large semi-transparent mir- In'c'ertain cases it is necess ary to employ rorand employ a small mask at the; point de- 'afmirror in connection with a transparent surface for not only blending th'e' images but for reflecting an image of a supplementalscene or complementary 'portionof a scene with the mirror located close to the camera.

but'far away from the model onset. In this ,instance the transparent member having a 1 of the body w1thin"the confines of the win-7.}

portionotits surface partially mirrored is her extends over too great a surface. -The senii-transparcnt mirror in connection with a mask does not, in siieh a case, cause the :lending to extend over too great a surface of i the composite image so that the proper i .rlcnding had. The blending is causedns" will be apparent, trom the drawings and the preccdii'ig' description, by locating the opaipfe mirror or the'masksfor the semiti'ansp' rent. mirrors in the unsharp zone of the li a" rays'troni the sets or scenes and in eonjun tion with the mirrored -suriace of the transparent member being effective on that Face ot the transparent member which'is 0.p-

takingh'l picturesthus, for instance, in the case oF the acting personages having to perform their parts at'difl'erent li 'els, in which case according: to my invention, such persons are enabled to perform their parts upon .lcvel ground and without .the necessity of erecting expensive structures. The shutter for th purpose contains adjustable mirrors by means of which single actions may be transferred from a point of action on level ground to'the corresponding polnts of the actual object. The said adjustable mirrors may also be inserted into the cone or vision f the apparatus atot-her points either between the main mirror andtheapparatus or behind the main mirror in the model. In this case. the persons performing upon a separate place may be pictured in the model through the transparent-main mirror.

In either case, whether an opaque mirror is provided on that face of the transparent member which is opposite the camera or Whether a semi-transparentmirror is employed in connection with masks a sight window is formed for a direct taking of one of the sets or scenes by removing'a portion of-the opaque mirror which will be proportionate in area to that portion of the light cone from the set or scene at that point where the light.- cone passes through the sight Window. It the case of the semi-transparent mirror a portion of the mask is removed in a manner similar to the removalof a section of the opaque mirror toprovide a sight -window for a direct "taking of the set or scenewhich is in direct line 'withthe. camera, In the first instance, the oqaque mirror notonly acts as a'mask for the complemental set OIHSCQDG, but provides means for reflecting an image of the eomplemental set or scene intoa camera. The mask in connection withthe semi-transparent mirror not.

'lll acts to mask a portion of the set .or

scene which is directly'photographed but provides for reflecting surface wherebythe complementary set or scene is photographed scribed in my divisional application for patent, tiled September, 5, 1925, Serial" No.

By the combined use of natural, that is to say, three-dimensional objects of full size and of planimetric complemental representavtions and with or Without additional models oi" preferably reduced size a great variety of composite pictures may be obtained in further pursuance of my invention, and by the use of reflecting surfaces, substantially contorming'to the outlines of one of the ohjects,- preferably the three dimensional objects special precautions being taken to obtain a. perfect fitting together and merging .of the different sectional pictures obtained,

such means being. more fully described in connection with the use of masks or silhouettes in my divisional application for patent. filed September 5, 1925, Serial No. 545,732. Y

In the description and in, the claims, wherever the words set 'or'scene areemployed it is intended to designate a reality,

or lifev sized scene or some such miniature reproduction as a. photograph, a model, a. die-positive. aprojection or a painting.

W'hile I have shown the set or scene 9' as a miniature reproduction disposed in direct line with the camera so that the set or scene may be photographed directly through the window in the transparent member, itwill' be appreciated that without the exercise of invention the miniature reproduction may be photographed by reflection.

This invention has heen described and shown in its broad. aspects only, and it should .be understood that it is capable of such modifieations and alterations as will better adapt it to existing conditions, and to the convenience of the user and without deviating from the spirit of the invention.

It will be appreciated that with the system described that the photographing of theplu- I ralit-y of sets orsceries may be donesimulimages will {be blended into, eachother. v

i What I claim is: 1. The 'art of making composite motion .pictures of a. set or scene-and a-second set orscene which is complementary-to thefirst set or scene, whlchcomprises' arrangm a light transmitting member between the. rst scene which-comprises or scene wlthinrange of a camera, masking.

set or scene; and a camera; forming an image of a portion of oneof thesets-lor scenes on a frame of the camera yf mitting member extending. beyondthe 'refleeting vsurface for: blending -the adjacent edges of thetwo -;image s into each other by ake; coordination of"- the I reflectingy surface' and the transparent memben'g;v

v 22.; The artzQf-making -compos itefmqtion "pictures of aplurality oft sets-0.1 :sce'nes,

which-comprisesdisposing one of theqsets.

orscenes w thin range ofa camera, masking,

a portion oflsaid set orlscenefwith a refleeting surface bn-a light transmitting inem-' ber 'portions of such member extending be- I yond the edges of the reflecting surface,pro.-' d ucing on the reflecting surface animage of another set 01''. scene, and hotographing the unmaskedportion of the rst mentioned set scene through thelight transmitting memher and at the same time the reflected image the: second set .or scene, the meeting edges "of the-light transmitting .me'mberand the vvreflecting surface-cooperating toblen'd the meeting hedges of the images -of the sets or scenes.)- 3. 71 6, art 1 of making composite vmotion picture of a set or scene and a second-set or g.

f 'seenecomplementary to the first set onscene which: comprises disposing the "first-set o r scene within-ran e of a camera, masking a rtion of said, rst set for scenewitha'i re- 'ecting surface, produclng on the reflecting. surface within range-of the'came'ra an image;

of the. complementary set or'. 868116 and blendinigfthe meeting edges of the com osite ormed. in the camera .by icoor nat-w glight transmittingniember along the he ;of thereflecting surface where o inages ofthe firstvan'd complementarysetsor scenes arefitted to'gether. 4.

s'cer e complementary to thefirst set or scene,

picturesofla set orscene an Qrming' an ,ima'ge on the. sameframe of; t he i omplementary' set I The art of making composite motion pictures {of aaset or scene and a second set or comprises j d sposing the first. set; or itliin ran e of" a-camera, .masking'a. rt 7 Qhf'said rst sett or scene with.1 af1re-; I surface, producing onthejrefle'cting-a gee within range of the camera. an image, the}complementary set "ori scene' j anfd "media the e i image o'rmed m led s the camps heic'amera by coordinating f.

alight transmitting member along the periphery of the reflecting surface where-the two images of the first and complementary sets or scenes are ,fitted together, photo- 5. The art of making comdposite-motion j a second set to the first set or or complementalgf th fi t t isposing -e Se a portion of the first set or scene with a re- .flecting surface, producing on the reflecting p I surface within range of the camera 'an image 1i t} transmitting member, aid h-ght transof the complementary set or scene, blending the edgesofnthe twoimages formed in the camera by, alight transmitting member coposite image formed in t e camera.

6. The'a rt.0f 'making' com osite motion pictures of a set orscene, an a second set.

or scene cOinplementaryto-the first set or scene,1;whi,ch co nprises disposing the first seton scene within range of a camera, mask ilig a portion of thefirst set or scenewith a reflecting surface, producing on the reflect- "in'gzsurface within rangeof the camera an image ofthe complementary set or scene,

blending theedges of the two images formed an the camera by alight transmitting mem-' ber coordinated with the reflecting surface,

photographing the composite image formed in the camera and increasing the reflecting surface bet-ween'successive acts of hotography to include, inthe image. moving objects whichQhave passed beyond the range of the original reflecting surface.

-7. The art "of making composite motion" pictures of a set or scene, and a secondset complementaryto the first set or scene which compr ses disposing the first set or scene within range ofla camera, masking a por-' tion of the first set; or scene with a reflecting surface, producl'ng onthe' reflecting surface within ,rangeofthe camera, an image of the complementary set '01" scene, photographing the compositefir'nage. fOrmeclHin the camera,

the image moving objects'which have assed beyond the range ofthe, original re ecting surface.- w I andincreasing the reflecting surface between successive acts of photography to include in f 8, "I he art of making com osite motionl, pictures set or scene, an a second setor.,s9ene cpmplemehtarytothe first set or q anta be e which comprises disposing the 'first v6 a"- vvith n'. i'g w' acam ra'af -Y ngli g .afmez ber. han light transmitting en; t-l1e'-:.c amera and they first ting member, photographing the unmasked portion of the set or scene directly through the unmasked part of'the member havinglight transmitting qualities and photographing an image-of the complementary set or scene reflected by the masked portion of the light -t ransmitting member, and, blending mentary set or scene by reflection from the:

the meeting edges of the image's formed-in the camera by the" action of the light rays along the coordinated edges of the member having light transmitting qualities and the masking element. I

9. The art of making compositemotion pictures of a set or scene, and a second set or scenejcomplementary to the firstsetor scene which comprises disposing the first set or'scene Within range of a camera, arrang in'g alight transmitting member having areflecting portion between the camera and the first set 01' scene, masking a vportion of said first set or scene by the reflecting portionoi saidlight transmitting member, forming image of the unmasked portion of theset-r. or scene on a frame in a camera, andjat'the same time forming on the same 'fmmean image of the complementary set or scenby the reflecting. portion of said transparent member. the meeting edges of the imagesbe-' coordinated edges of the light transmittingmember-and the reflecting portion thereof.

10. lhe art of making composite motion:

pictures of a set or scene and a complemen tary set or scene which comprises-disposing the first set or scene within range offa' camera, masking the first set or scene with a reflecting surface on a transparent member,

removing an irregular section of the reflecting surface to provide a sight window. in

r the ti'ansparentmember through which-the first set 01' scene may bephotographed, forming an image of theunmasked portion of thefirst set or scene on a frame in the camera, forming an image of the complementary set or scene 011 the same frame withthe 1m removed portion of the reflectihg surface on said transparent member:

a mirror carried by at-ransparent member which extends beyond the periphery of the mirror, positioning the-first set or scene at the'rear of the mirror,-produci i 1g on a frame -1n'a camera an imagedirectlyfrom the first set or scene, and at the same tllIlB producing on the same frame an image of the complemirror, the adjacent edges of the images being blended by the action of light'a'long the coordinated edgesof the mirror transparent mpmber;

12. An arrangement for use in taking composite motion pictures comprising a set or scene, a complementary set or scene, a Cflllh 7 scene will be refiectedint'o the camera, a porand the tion of the first mentioned set or scene being visible through the transparent member sothat that portion of the first mentioned set orjscene which appears beyond the confines io'f the mirror may be directly photographed by the camera.

13. An arrangement for use in taking composite motion pictures comprising a set or scene, a complementary set or scene,- a camera, a light transmitting member located between the first mentioned set 'or scene and &

and having a less area than the'light trans mitting member, the'mirror and the light transmitting member being disposed at an angle to the axis of the camera so that the refleetion'iof an image of the complementary portionwill be directed into the camera for Q photographing with that portion-ofthe? first unentioned set on scene which is visible ing blended by the action of light along the through the transparent'member; the transparent member and the .mirror at points ad- -jacent tlieir meeting edges cooperating to blend the "meeting edges of the imagesf formed in the camera.

14. The art of making composite motion 7 pictures of a set or scene and a complementarylset or scene, which comprises disposing the first set or scene within range of a camera, masking a portion ofsaid set or scene withi'a reflecting surface mounted on a transparent 'member having-a greater area than the reflecting surface-so that the transparent memberwill; extend beyond the periphery of said reflecting-surface, producing on the reflecting surface an iniageof' the comple inentary set or scene, and photographing the unmasked portion-of the first set or scene and-the reflected image on a single frame in.

the eaniera, the transparent member and refleeting surface cooperating-to blend the meeting edges of the i i agesl-forined on the frame in the 'ca'mera'l ion 15. An arrangement "ref producing com -f posite motion pictures comprising a'plu-a rality of sets' or scenes, a camera, .a transparent member disposed across the path of theclight rays from the sets or. scenes' and havin a reflecting surfaceso arranged upon a portion of the transparent member as to provide iiithe transparent member a sight window throiigh -which one of the sets or scenes may be photographed, the transparent member vand reflecting surface. being dis posed in front of the camera and; at an I angle to the axis of'the'cam'era and stall angle to the light rays from the other set,

or scene that a portion of: the other set or scene may be photographed '-by. reflection,

said transpa-rent'memb'er and reflectingsur- -face being dispo'sedin the unsharpzone of;

the light rays from the sets or. scenes," 16. An arrangement-for producingcomposite motion pictures'of'a plurality ofsets;

or scones comprising a camera, 'a transparent member, a reflecting. surface on the .t'ransparent member andfhawing -a portion of the reflecting surface thereof removed to provide a sight'window through the transparent member' for a direct "takingij' of one 1 of the i sets 1 or" scenes,- said -transparentv-memberwbea ing1ecatecl between thelastmentioned set on scene and the camera and positionedat an angle to the axis ofthej camera and'relative' tothe other. set or scene that'fa. portion of 4 the other set "or s'ce'ne 'may be photographed through *the window in the transparent member, while; a =complementary portion of the other set or scene may be photographed by reflection, the reflecting surface being located in the unsharp' zone of the 1 light rays from the sets or scenes. I M 17. An arrangementfor producing com posite motion pictures comprising a plurality ofse'ts 'orscenes a camera, atransparent member disposed in front of the camera and across the light rays" of the sets-1 or scenes,

a'mask associated with-a portion of the transparent vmember and providing for a window in the transparent member through which one of the sets or scenes may. be photographed and also for at reflecting surface, the transparent member and reflecting surface being positioned 'at an angle to the axis of the. camera and relative to the other set or scene that the. other set or scene may be photographed by reflection, said mask being located in the unsharp zone of the light rays from the ,sets orscen'es.

18. An arrangement for producing composite' mntion pictures comprismg a plurality of sets or scenes, a camera, a transparent-member located between one of the setsor-Scenes and the camera and acrossthe light'rays from the sets or scenes, a re fleeting surface on the transparent-member y and having a "portion of the reflectingsurface thereof removed tolp'rovide'a sight windowthrough thev transparent member for a direct taking or the first mentioned set .or scene, said transparent member and reflecting surfacefbcing located at an angle to the light rays of the sets or scenes-that a pore-- tion of the other set-or scenemay be photo-1 graphed by reflection, said reflecting surface beingv located in the unsharpl'zone of the v i light rays from the sets. o'r'sc'e'nes.

- IQL'V-An arrangement for "producing con? posite motion pictures comprising a plurality of sets or scenes, a camera, a transparent nfember disposed between one of the sets or scenes and the camera, a mask associated. with a portion of the transparent member,

providing for a wiindow in the transparent member through which the-first mentioned set or scene mayfbe photographed, and also for a, reflecting surface, the transparent" m'ember'and reflecting surface being posi-l tion'edatanangle to the axis of the camera and at an angle, to the light rays from a second set or scene that the's econd set or scenemay be photographed'by reflection, a second .mirror beingdisposed in the/path of thelightrays from one of the first menv t-ionedsets' or scenes and at an angle to the light rays from a third. set or scene that a portion of one of the first mentioned sets orv scenes"will.vbe masked while an image of the 'third 'set orsccne will be reflected into the cameraand form with the images. of the other two sets or scenes a composite picture. Gf-w20. "The art of making composite motion pictures of r. plurality of sets orscenes which comprises disposing one of the sets or scenes within rangeof av camera, masking a portion of said set or scene with a reflecting surface, producing on the reflecting surface within range of the camera an image of a "second set or scene,and blending the meeting edges' of the composite image formed in the 'came-raby coordinating a light transmitting member along the periphery of the reflecting surface where the two images of the first and complementary sets or scenes are interfitted, arranging another reflecting surface across a portion of thelight rays I from one of the first mentioned sets or scenes I and across the light rays fr m a third set or scene, while masking a portion of one ofthe first mentioned sets or scenes, forming an image of the third set or scene in the camera,

the size and shape of the reflecting surfaces and the Window in the transparent member being such that the images of the plurality of sets or scenes 'will be interfitted into a compositepicture. 4

21. An arrangement for producing com-. posite motion pictures comprising a plurality of sets or scenes, a camera, a transparent 'member having a reflecting surface: thereon .d sposed between one of the sets'or' scenes and the camera, the reflecting surface covering only a portion of the transparent mom .ber and thereby providing a sight window through which the" first mentioned set or scene may bephotographed, the reflecting surface being disposed at an angle to'the axis of the camera and relative to a second set" or scene that-an image of the second set or scene will be formed in the camera, asec- 0nd reflecting surface-- disposed across the light cone of one of the sets or scenes and across the light rays from a third set or scene'whe'reby an image of the third setor scene will be formed in the camera, the size andshape of the reflecting surfaces and the window in the transparent member being such'that the images formed in the camera will be interfitted to provide a compositepicture with the edges of the images being blended into each other.

22. The art of making composite motion pictures of a plurality of sets or'scenes which comprises arranging a light transmitting member between the camera and one of the sets or scenes, maskinga portion of the light transmitting member while providing for a reflecting surface onthe masked portion of the first set or scene, the unmasked portion of the light transmitting member providing a sight window through which the first set or scene may be photographed, the light transmitting member being arranged at an angle to the axis of the camera and at an angle to the light rays from a second set or scene so that the second set or scene may be photographed. by reflection, arranging other mirrors across the light rays of one of the first mentioned sets or scenes, each of the last mentioned -mirr0rs being arranged atv an motion. pictures of a plurality of sets or.

scenes which comprises arranging a mask having asight Window between the camera and a set or scene and 1n the unsharp zone 'of the light rays from the set or scene While at the same time providing for a blending edge on an image of said set or scene which is formed in the camera which edge is f adapted to be merged into an adjacent edge of an image of another set or scene, said blending edge being free of any lines of demarcation, the size and shape of the window and mask being suchthat they will provide for the exact-- fitting of the image of the first mentioned set or scene with the image of asecond set or scene.

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